COBHAM 6248 VHF User manual

SAILOR 6248 VHF

User manual

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SAILOR 6248 VHF

User manual

Document number: 98-131186-G

Release date: January 7, 2014

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Disclaimer

Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with the use of this

product and the accompanying documentation is disclaimed by Thrane & Thrane

A/S. The information in this manual is provided for information purposes only, is

subject to change without notice and may contain errors or inaccuracies. Manuals

issued by Thrane & Thrane A/S are periodically revised and updated. Anyone relying

on this information should acquire the most current version e.g. from

www.cobham.com/satcom or from the distributor. Thrane & Thrane A/S is not

responsible for the content or accuracy of any translations or reproductions, in whole

or in part, of this manual from any other source.

Thrane & Thrane A/S is trading as Cobham SATCOM.

Copyright

Trademark Acknowledgements

• Thrane & Thrane is a registered trademark of Thrane & Thrane A/S in the

European Union and the United States.

• SAILOR is a registered trademarks of Thrane & Thrane A/S.

• Other product and company names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks

or trade names of their respective owners.

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The software included in this product contains copyrighted software that is licensed

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http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html

You may obtain the complete corresponding source code from us for a period of

three years after our last shipment of this product, which will be no earlier than

December 31, 2015, by sending a money order or check for DKK 50 to:

SW Technology/GPL Compliance,

Thrane & Thrane A/S,

Lundtoftegaardsvej 93D

2800 Lyngby

DENMARK

Please write "source for product SAILOR 6248 VHF" in the memo line of your

payment. This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information.

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Warranties

Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Thrane & Thrane on this

device will result in the warranty being void. Any attempt to modify the software on

this device in a way not specified by Thrane & Thrane will result in the warranty being

void.

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Safety warning

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all

phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to

comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this

manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended

use of the equipment. Thrane & Thrane assumes no liability for the

customer's failure to comply with these requirements.

Ground the equipment

To minimise shock hazard, the SAILOR 6248 VHF unit must be connected

to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be followed.

RF exposure hazards and instructions

Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF (radio

frequency) energy when transmitting. To ensure that you and those

around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of energy and thus to

avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, all persons

must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is

transmitting.

Warranty limitation

IMPORTANT - The radio is a sealed waterproof unit (classified IPX8). To

create and maintain its waterproof integrity it was assembled in a

controlled environment using special equipment. The radio is not a user

maintainable unit, and under no circumstances should the unit be opened

except by authorized personnel. Unauthorized opening of the unit will

invalidate the warranty.

Installation and service

Installation and general service must be done by skilled service personnel.

Compass safe distance

Minimum safety distance: 0.85 m from the SAILOR 6248 VHF.

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Alerte de sécurité

Dangers liés à l'exposition aux fréquences radio et

instructions

Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent radio

émetteur ne peut fonctionner qu'avec une antenne de type

omnidirectionnelle, demi-onde ou d'un gain maximal de 4 dB, approuvée

par Industrie Canada. Pour éviter les risques pour la santé dûs à une

exposition excessive aux champs de fréquences radio, une distance

minimale de 200 cm est nécessaire entre l'utilisateur et le radio-émetteur.

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Emergency calls

MAYDAY

NAME of the VESSEL in distress

CALLSIGN or other IDENTIFICATION

POSITION

given as latitude and longitude

or

If latitude and longitude are not known

or if time is insufﬁ cient,

in relation to a known geographical location

NATURE of distress

Kind of ASSISTANCE required

Any other useful INFORMATION

MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY

This is

NAME-NAME-NAME

CALLSIGN

or other IDENTIFICATION

Use the HANDSET or SPEAKER

MICROPHONE for voice calling

Make sure your VHF Radio is on CH16

SHIP‘s NAME:

CALLSIGN:

OWN ID

99-133789

Press Press

or

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Preface

Radio for occupational use

The SAILOR 6248 VHF fulfils the requirements of the EC

directive 1999/5/EC, Radio and Telecommunications Terminal

Equipment and is intended for use in maritime environment.

SAILOR 6248 VHF is designed for occupational use only and

must be operated by licensed personnel only.

SAILOR 6248 VHF is not intended for use in an uncontrolled

environment by general public.

SAILOR 6248 VHF is designed for installation by a skilled service

person.

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Training information

The SAILOR 6248 VHF is designed for occupational use only

and is also classified as such. It must be operated by licensed

personnel only. It must only be used in the course of

employment by individuals aware of both the hazards as well as

the way to minimize those hazards

The radio is thus NOT intended for use in an uncontrolled

environment by general public. The SAILOR 6248 VHF complies

with the FCC RF exposure limits for Occupational Use Only. The

radio also complies with the following guidelines and standards

regarding RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels including

the recommended levels for human exposure:

• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, evaluating compliance

with FCC guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency

electromagnetic fields.

• American National Standards Institute (C95.1) IEEE standard

for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio

frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz

• American National Standards Institute (C95.3) IEEE

recommended practice for the measurement of potentially

hazardous electromagnetic fields - RF and microwaves.

Below the RF exposure hazards and instructions in safe

operation of the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits

established for it are described.

Warning

Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF

(radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. To ensure that

you and those around you are not exposed to excessive

amounts of that energy (beyond FCC allowable limits for

occupational use) and thus to avoid health hazards from

excessive exposure to RF energy, FCC OET bulletin 65

establishes an Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) radius of

200 cm for the maximum power of your radio (25W selected)

with an half wave omni-directional antenna having a maximum

gain of 4 dB. This means all persons must be at least 200 cm

away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.

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Installation

1. An omni-directional antenna with a maximum power gain of

4 dB must be mounted at least 400 cm above the highest

deck where people may be staying during radio

transmissions. The distance is to be measured vertically from

the lowest point of the antenna. This provides the minimum

separation distance which is in compliance with RF exposure

requirements and is based on the MPE radius of 200 cm plus

the 200 cm height of an adult.

2. On vessels that cannot fulfil requirements in item 1, the

antenna must be mounted so that its lowest point is at least

3 ft. (0.9m) vertically above the heads of people on deck and

all persons must be outside the 200 cm MPE radius during

radio transmission.

• Always mount the antenna at least 200 cm from possible

human access.

• Never touch the antenna when transmitting

• Use only authorized T&T accessories.

3. If the antenna has to be placed in public areas or near people

with no awareness of the radio transmission, the antenna

must be placed at a distance not less than 200 cm from

possible human access.

Failure to observe any of these warnings may cause you or other

people to exceed FCC RF exposure limits or create other

dangerous conditions.

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Manual overview

This manual has the following chapters and appendices:

• Introduction contains a description of the VHF radio.

• Operation explains how to make and receive voice calls over

VHF, including how to use and set-up scanning, watch and

replay.

• Service & maintenance contains support information

including lists of accessories and a troubleshooting guide.

• Appendix with Specifications and Maritime channels.

Related documents

Important

All installation information and instructions are not

covered in this manual. Please download the SAILOR 6248

VHF Installation manual at www.cobham.com/satcom.

In the installation manual you can read how to mount the VHF

radio and how to connect accessories and external equipment,

including detailed system configuration examples with cable

specifications.

Title and description

Document

number

SAILOR 6248 VHF, Installation guide 98-132282

SAILOR 6248 VHF, Installation manual

(download only)

98-133233

Emergency call sheet 98-133795

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

VHF radio ..................................................................................................1

Accessories available ..........................................................................4

Chapter 2 Operation

Overview ...................................................................................................7

General use and navigation .............................................................8

VHF radio communication ............................................................11

Watch ......................................................................................................14

Scan ..........................................................................................................15

Phone book ...........................................................................................16

Replay function ..................................................................................18

Setup ........................................................................................................19

Chapter 3 Service & maintenance

Contact for support .......................................................................... 27

Maintenance ........................................................................................27

Troubleshooting guide ....................................................................28

Warranty and returning units for repair ..................................31

App. A Specifications

Transceiver unit SAILOR 6248 VHF ..........................................33

SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V ............................ 35

Approval .................................................................................................37

Table of Contents

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App. B Maritime channels

International channels (INT) ........................................................ 39

US channels ..........................................................................................40

CA channels ..........................................................................................41

BI channels ...........................................................................................42

Glossary .....................................................................................................................43

Index .....................................................................................................................45

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Chapter 1

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Introduction

Introduction 1

VHF radio

SAILOR 6248 VHF is

approved to R&TTE and is

waterproof to the IPx8 and

IPx6 standard. As part of the

required safety equipment,

use the SAILOR 6248 VHF in

an emergency situation.

However the best way to

guarantee functionality in an

emergency situation, is to

use the radio in daily

communication on board.

The VHF radio is a simplex/semi duplex VHF radio. It is designed with an

easy-to-use menu-driven setup. You use the softkeys and the keypad to

enter the desired functions, you browse and select a setting using the right

selection knob. The large display can be customized for optimum

readability and visibility both day and night with several color themes.

The VHF radio can replay the last 240 s of received voice messages. This is

a useful feature to minimize misunderstandings and to record messages

when the radio is unattended.

With SAILOR connection boxes the VHF radio connects easily to external

equipment like additional handsets, water proof hand microphones, control

speaker microphone or external speaker. The Ethernet interface enables the

VHF radio to be connected to ThraneLINK for service updates.

For a list of accessories available for the VHF radio see Accessories

available on page 4 and check with your nearest distributor.

Chapter 1: Introduction

2 VHF radio

Controls on the front plate

1. Loudspeaker.

2. Four soft keys with function title in the display.

3. Large display.

4. Keys 0 to 9 to enter numbers or text.

5. DW button to toggle the watch function (dual or triple).

6. 16/C quick selection key for channel 16 and the programmed call

channel.

7. Connector for Handset or Handmicrophone. If not used, put the cap from

the ACC connector on the front connector to prevent water ingress.

8. Squelch control to mute background noise.

9. Volume knob with key-press function for volume control and power

on/off.

10. Selector and dim knob with key-press function for general operation,

display color selection and dimming.

11. 1W button to toggle between high and low power.

12. Replay button to play back up to 240 s voice message.

Chapter 1: Introduction

VHF radio 3

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Introduction

SAILOR 6248 VHF display

The picture shows the display

after start-up. The display holds

various fields of information,

depending on the currently

selected function.

1. Functions you can select with

the soft keys.

2. Current working channel.

3. System property icons

with information relevant for the currently selected functions.

4. Channel properties next to the currently selected VHF channel (if any).

5. Service line containing current temporary information relevant for the

current channel or function.

6. Current state: RX or TX.

For a detailed description of the information shown for each of the

functions available see the chapter Operation on page 7.

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6

4

SCAN

PHBOOK

LOCAL

SETUP

INT

LOC LO

DISTRESS/CALL

RX

3

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Chapter 1: Introduction

4 Accessories available

Accessories available

Accessory Description

SAILOR 6201

Handset with cradle

(additional)

One SAILOR 6201 Handset with

cradle is included in the delivery

of the SAILOR 6248 VHF. You

can connect another SAILOR

6201 Handset with cradle.

SAILOR 6203

Handset with cradle

SAILOR 6203 Handset with

cradle, waterproof to IPx6.

SAILOR 6202 Hand

Microphone

You can use the SAILOR 6202 Hand

Microphone (waterproof to IPx6 and

IPx8) instead of the handset.

SAILOR 6204

Control Speaker

Microphone

With the SAILOR 6204 Control

Speaker Microphone you can control

the VHF voice functions of the

SAILOR 6248 VHF.

SAILOR 6207

Connection Box for

parallel Handsets

The SAILOR 6207 Connection Box for

parallel Handsets including Connection

Cable 406209-941 is used for easy

installation of several SAILOR

6201/SAILOR 6203 Handsets.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Accessories available 5

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Introduction

SAILOR 6208

Control Unit

Connection Box

SAILOR 6208 Control Unit Connection

Box including Connection Cable

406208-941 is used for easy

installation of external equipment and

accessories:

• Max. 4 SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphones

• VDR

• SAILOR 6270 External Loudspeaker

Connection cables 5m connection cable for bulkhead mount: Use

this cable in installations where the SAILOR 6201

Handset with cradle or SAILOR 6203 Handset with

cradle is not connected directly to the SAILOR 6248

VHF, but located in a different position (part number:

406204-940).

5m Connection cable, 1x10 pole: Use this cable in

installations when connecting external equipment to

the SAILOR 6248 VHF. This cable is included in the

SAILOR 6207 Connection Box for parallel Handsets

(part number: 406207-941).

5 m Connection cable for SAILOR 6204 Control

Speaker Microphone, 1x12 pole (part number:

406204-940).

SAILOR 6270

External

Loudspeaker

If you need an additional external

loudspeaker you can connect a SAILOR

6270 External Loudspeaker. It provides

6 W output power.

SAILOR 6197

Ethernet Switch

The SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch

is used in installations with

ThraneLINK. The Ethernet switch

has 5 ports.

SAILOR 6090 Power

Converter 24 V to

12 V DC

The SAILOR 6090 Power Converter is

used to provide 12 V DC for the

SAILOR 6248 VHF from a 24 V DC

power source.

Accessory Description

Chapter 1: Introduction

6 Accessories available

System configuration — example

The SAILOR 6248 VHF can be customized to suit your installation. The

following illustration is one example of a system. For further configuration

examples see the installation manual, Appendix B, System configurations.

Figure 1: System configuration, example

VHF

99-133232-B

TT-6248A/TT-6249A

Handset

TT-6201A/TT-6203A

Power Converter

TT-6090A

12V DC

ACC

Handset

TT-6201A/TT-6203A

Ground

12V DC

+Vout (Red)

-Vout (Blue)

Remote on/off

NC

Screen/Ground

-Vin

+Vin

24V DC

Remove jumper

for remote on/off

from VHF

Aerial

RX/TX

24V DC

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